Modeling Europe with CAMx for the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 53, Issue , 2012, Pages 177-185

  Nopmongcol, Uarporn ^a   Koo, Bonyoung ^a   Tai, Edward ^a   Jung, Jaegun ^a   Piyachaturawat, Piti ^a   Emery, Chris ^a   Yarwood, Greg ^a   Pirovano, Guido ^b,c   Mitsakou, Christina ^d   Kallos, George ^d  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE)   (Italy)

^c Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et de Risques (INERIS)   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

AQMEII; CAMx; Decoupled direct method; MEGAN; MM5; Ozone; Photochemical modeling; PM10; PM2.5; Sensitivity analysis; WRF

Indexed keywords

AQMEII; CAMX; DECOUPLED DIRECT METHODS; MEGAN; MM5; PHOTOCHEMICAL MODELING; PM10; PM2.5; WRF;

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ESTIMATION; INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; DRY DEPOSITION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODEL TEST; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VESSEL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY MODEL EVALUATION INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE MODELLING SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CAMX PHOTOCHEMICAL GRID MODEL; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; EUROPE; EVALUATION; METEOROLOGY; MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUMMER; WINTER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84860556910     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.11.023     Document Type: Article

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